Assabet River - Pompositticut Waters

Curiosity got the better of me this morning and I decided to revisit the locales on the Assabet River where a mature bald eagle was seen last Friday.  After launching at Whitman's Crossing and heading downriver, I soon came upon the tree limb where the eagle perched on that day.  There was no eagle today, but I will always remember the majestic image the tree limb provided last week...

If the mute swans, near Crow Island, knew where the eagle might be, they weren't talking.  Also silent on the topic was this guy...

A belted kingfisher was busy fishing as was a fellow fishing from a bass boat who reported being pleased with the bass he was catching.

Upon passing Crow Island and enjoying this view, I guess it shouldn't come as too much of a surprise that an eagle might decide to spend a little time here...

At Elizabeth Brook I turned around and headed back upriver into a building breeze.  A high soaring red-tailed hawk briefly raised my hopes, but no eagle would be encountered on this day.

A mixture of old and new trash was recovered along the way and at the launch site...

There were 31 pieces of trash: 22 recyclable containers and 9 pieces of miscellaneous rubbish such as plastic/paper bags, styrofoam and a bait tub.  YTD total stands at 4436.